
The Labour government has been plunged into a fresh crisis following the disclosure of private WhatsApp messages from Lord Mandelson, with senior sources warning that multiple ministerial resignations are now 'inevitable'.
The leaks, which emerged on 13 March 2026, appear to contradict Prime Minister Keir Starmer's claims that he was unaware of the full extent of Mandelson's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein before Mandelson's short-lived appointment as UK Ambassador to the US.